Improvement in weather-strips



J. V. BEAVERS. Weather-Strip.

NC.217,573. Patented July15, 1879.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

JEREMIAH V. BEAVERS, OF MOUNT SUMMIT, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WEATHER-STRIPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 217,573, dated July 15, 1879; application filed February 8, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEREMIAH V. BEAVERS, of Mount Summit, in the county of Henry and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Weather-Strips, of

which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to an improvement in weather-strips; and consists in the devices hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to produce a weather-stri p that will effectuallyprcventdust, water, or other matter from entering apart-- ments beneath the door thereof.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a central vertical longitudinal section of a door, showing the weather-strip in its closed position. Fig. 2 is an end view of the weather-strip, showing its position when the door is open.

In the accompanying drawings, Arepresents the door-frame, and B the door, the frame being provided with a sill, a, and in its lower left-hand corner with the stud b, hereinafter mentioned. The weather-strip is secured upon the lower portion of the outside of the door, and is composed of two sections, 4? e. The upper section, (1, is rigidly fastened to the door, and has its lower surface slightly inclined and faced with a strip of rubber, f, or other suitable material. The lower section, 6, is hinged at its upper edge to the lower edge of the section 01, and has a free oscillatory movement. The upper edge of the section 6 is adapted, when the section is in a vertical position, to press firmly against the strip f and form an air-tight joint. The rear surface of the section 0 is beveled to an edge at its lower portion, and is supplied with a strip of rubber, t, or other suitable material, as shown.

A spring, m, is secured to the lower left-hand corner of the door immediately below the upper section, (I, and has an outward tension against the section 0, whereby the lower edge of this section is sufficiently elevated to permit the door to be opened and closed at will.

When the door B is closed the lower edge of the section 0 strikes the stud or flange b, and is thereby turned downward until it assumes a vertical position. I11 this condition the strip t'presses firmly against the carpet-sill, and the upper edge of the section cforces itself against the strip f, forming air-tight joints, and preventing the entrance of extraneous matter into the apartments.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a weather-strip, the section d, rigidly secured to the door, and having an inclined lower edge faced with paekingf, in combination with the section 0, secured thereto by hinges, and having the packingt' upon its rear beveled surface, and with the spring m and stud b, the section 0 being so arranged that when down its upper edge will abut against the packing f, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing improvement in weatherstrips, as above described, I have hereunto set my hand this 31st day of January, 1879.

' JEREMIAH V. BEAVERS.

WVitnesses WILLIAM G. BOWMAN, WILLIAM MELLoTT. 

